Multi purpose bedroom hanger

ABSTRACT

This novel hanger is designed for use in a bedroom as a convenient means of holding men&#39;&#39;s garments, women&#39;&#39;s garments or both simultaneously. It will also hold bedspreads, blankets, sheets, towels and the like. The holder follows a new concept of optionally using either an open drawer as a means of suspension of the hanger or a closet clothes pole.

United States Patent 1191 Christian July 29, 1975 [54] MULTI PURPOSEBEDROOM HANGER 1,760,290 5/1930 Tammarazzo 211/87 1 2,017,223 10/1935Verstraete 108/101 X [76] Inventor: Anthm'y chr'stlan, loo-Parker2,288,706 7/1942 Herr 211/87 x Rochester, 14617 2,483,051 9/1949 Holt 1.211/86 x O 1 2,5 Kennedy 211/113 X [21] Appl. No.2 402,274 PrimaryExaminerCasmir A. Nunberg 52 0.8. C1 211/86; 211/113 [57] ABSTRACT [51]Int. Cl. A47F 5/00; A47J 51/142 T i n v l h ng r is designed for use ina bedroom as [58] Field of Search 211/86, 113-119, a Convenient means ofholding mens garments, m-

2 1 123 1 1 1 2 4; 103/101 60, 42 ens garments or both simultaneously.It will also hold bedspreads, blankets, sheets, towels and the like. The[56] Ref ren es Cited holder follows a new concept of optionally usingei- UNITED STATES PATENTS ther an open drawer as a means of suspensionof the 1,425,231 8/1922 Baker 1. 211/86 hanger or a closet clothes Pole1,722,014 7/1929 Patterson 211/87 UX 2 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures MULTIPURPOSE BEDROOM HANGER DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART The present inventionrelates generally to garment holders and more particularly to acombination hanger for articles of clothing together with coverings forbeds. Apparently no device has ever been offered wherein thiscombination is designated nor does there appear to be any such devicewherein an open drawer of a chest of drawers serves as a means ofsuspension for said device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION The primary object of this invention is in having aconvenient hanger for use at bedtime by one or two individuals. At thetime of retiring to bed a person is faced with the need for a place toput ones garments when disrobing. Also in cases where a person has hisbed covered with a bedspread the additional need arises for a place toput the bedspread. The solution to the problem of providing for bothneeds is found in this invention which combines the means for holdingvarious articles of personal clothing as well as bed coverings. Inproviding for both of the aforementioned needs, tidiness can readily bemaintained in lieu of having clothes strewn over the floor, on chairs,doorknobs, etc. On the other hand those people who do maintain tidinessby using so-called valet chairs, single purpose bedspread holders orother garment holding devices will prefer the many advantages obtainablewith the present invention. First and foremost is the advantage ofcombining the functional performance of two or more devices into asingle device. Then there is the advantage of space saving which becomesapparent with either of two ways in which the device is utilized. Onenovel way of using this invention is to suspend it from the top drawerof a chest of drawers bearing in mind that it serves as a temporaryhanger for one or two people to hang their articles of clothing at thetime of retiring to bed. The method of attaching the device to the chestof drawers allows the structure to extend from the face of the chest ina substantially perpendicular position. The positioning of the device inthis manner permits the prongs projecting from the two lateral membersof the structure to extend upwardly in an angular position. These prongstogether with the three bars bridging between the lateral members serveas hangers and holders for various articles of clothing and bedcoverings. A husband and wife can for example each use three prongs andone crossbar for clothes while the third crossbar is used to hold abedspread. Upon arising the clothes and bedspread are removed from thehanger which is then stored away under the bed or leaning against a wallon the floor in a closet thus taking none of the usable space in a room,as well as being out of sight until used again.

Another object of this invention is to serve as a basically permanentmultipurpose hanger while suspended from a closet clothes pole. Whenused in this manner the same functional advantages described above wouldapply but it would not be necessary to remove the hanger from theclothes pole from day to day as would be customary when mounting thehanger on an open drawer of a chest of drawers. The maximum degree ofusefulness of this invention is obtainable when thus mounted on aclothes pole. For example, the husband and wife who utilize the hangerwhen retiring will now find a convenient hanger when arising to holdthose articles of clothing generally associated with retiring such aspajamas, robe, slippers, etc. which would be in need of a place forstorage at the time of arising. Another valuable use for the hanger whenmounted on a clothes pole is to hold a substantial number of blankets,bedsheets, towels, etc. especially if it is desired to have such itemsaired while being stored. When using the crossbars thusly the device canbe tilted outwardly while suspended almost to a point of becominghorizontal in position and thereby facilitate placement of flat, foldeditems on the respective crossbars. Still another use for the hangerwould be to hold damp or wet clothing to be dried. Meanwhile even thoughthe crossbars are in full use while holding bed coverings or for dryingclothes, the projecting prongs on each side of the device can holdnumerous garments. It is noteworthy to mention at this point that theprongs will effectively hold a considerable amount of clothing includingbelts, ties, shoes, etc. Another object of the present invention is toprovide a tool for quickly restoring tidiness or orderliness in abedroom. Everyone is no doubt occasionally faced with the need to leaveones house in a great hurry allowing little or no time to sort, arrange,or properly store various garments. At such times the device becomes anideal catchall for the garments until time permits making suitabledisposition of said garments.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS The foregoing as well as other objects andadvantages of my invention will become more apparent with the detaileddescription which follows and made in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of a preferred embodiment of myinvention as it appears when suspended from a chest of drawers saidchest being in phantom lines.

FIG. 2 is a perspective drawing of said invention as it appears whensuspended from a closet clothes pole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The embodiment of the present invention comprises astructure fabricated in its entirety of standard steel bar stock ofsufficient heft to resist distortion of the contours formed whilesupporting appreciable weight and yet being sufficiently malleable topermit forming with conventional, medium capacity forming tools.Standard bar stock of this guage and description is available withrounded edges along both longitudinal edges said rounded edges beingrecommended as most desirable for a device of this nature. The completedstructure is a lever type device as viewed in FIG. 1 being suspendedfrom the phantom sketched open drawer of a chest of drawers 9 or can bealternately used as viewed in FIG. 2 being suspended from a closetclothes pole l0 and it consists of seven individual parts weldedtogether. These seven parts involve only three specific componentsconsisting of two pieces of the double looped short lever arm llextending between the curvature end 4 of bar hanger loop 5 and the outerflat face 11 of U-shaped fulcrum loop 7 at the opposite end the fulcrumloop being an integral part of the short lever arm 1; two pieces ofextending long lever arms 2 whose length starts at flat face 11 andterminates at the end of the arm 8; and three pieces of the elongated Ushaped part 3 bridging between the two extending long lever arms 2. Theseven aforementioned component parts are then electrically weldedtogether to produce the completed structure but before describing thewelding process the design of the three basic components must beexplained. At the end 4 of short lever arm 1 a semi circular loop 5 isformed having a radius in its curvature of sufficient length so thatsaid loop 5 will freely clear the maximum diameter closet clothes polesin general use. When forming the semi-circular loop 5 the side 14 mustbe extended sufficiently so that the device does not slip off theclothes pole at times when it is tilted outwardly for purposes ofplacing blankets and the like on crossbars 6. The loops 5 on each sideof the device hang from a closet clothes pole as shown in FIG. 2. At theother end of short lever arm 1 a U-shaped fulcrum loop 7 is formed sothat the sides 11 and 12 of said loop 7 extending from the closed end 13of said loop are at right angles with relation to the sides 14 and 15extending from the closed end 4 of loop 5-. The purpose of fulcrum loops7 on both sides of the device is to suspend said device on an opendrawer of a chest of drawers, said fulcrum loop 7 fitting over the topedge of the face of the drawer as shown in FIG. 1. When defining thedimension of the closed end 13 of fulcrum loop 7 sufficient clearancemust be allowed bearing in mind that the modern design of the face ofmany drawers is of considerable thickness. A further consideration indefining the dimensions of short lever arms 1 is the length of thesection designated as side 15 of loop 5 and extending up to theintersection of the right angle formed by side 12 of fulcrum loop 7 saidsection should be enough to allow for the depth of construction of acleat which generally appears on the underside of the top of a chest ofdrawers. Though no attempt has been made to show the cleat constructionin the phantom sketch of the chest of drawers in FIG. 1 the said FIG. 1should otherwise show quite clearly the way the design of short leverarm 1 serves to hold the device on an open drawer and it should bereadily apparent that the weight of the device itself extending beyondshort lever arm 1 will press the side 14 of loop 5 firmly against theunderside of the top of the chest of drawers with fulcrum loop 7becoming the fulcrum of the lever type force which holds the devicefirmly in place. When in position the device extends perpendicularlyfrom the face of the chest of drawers at substantially a right angle.However, due to variations in the construction of chests of drawers andparticularly the cleat attached to the underside of the top member, theangle of projection can vary one way or the other depending upon theparticular chest. In any case it will not affect the functioning of thedevice for its intended purpose. The next component part of thestructural makeup of my invention is long lever arm 2 which is nothingmore than a cut offlength of the bar stock'from which this device isconstructed and these two long lever arms 2 extend from fulcrum loops 7in paralell position and on the same plane as the two short lever arms.The length of long lever arm 2 is defined with relation to the spacemaintained laterally and equidistantly between crossbars 6 so that itwill be comparatively easy to place garments or bed coverings on saidcrossbars 6. Yet this length should be kept within reasonable limitsbearing in mind that over extension of the length will exertconsiderable force on the chest when the device is fully loaded withgarments. The third'structural component of this device is the elongatedU-shaped crossbars 3. In defining the dimensions of the bottom 6 orclosed portion of the elongated U- shaped crossbars 3 consideration mustbe given to the average width of a drawer in a chest of drawers so thatthe overall width of the device does not exceed the inside width of saiddrawer. In defining the length to which the sides 16 and 17 of theelongated U-shaped crossbars 32 extend, it is desirable to specify areasonable maximum in order to increase the utility of the device to amaximum. However, it must be remembered that too great a length maydecrease the desirability of the device in other respects. For example,one of the features of the device relating to storing it when not is usewould be to store it under a bed. Obviously if the hanger prongs 16 and17 are too long it would not be possible to clear the limited distancebetween the underneath side of a bedframe and the floor. Then too, ifthe prongs are over extended it might tempt the user of the device tooverload it with garments creating the possibility of undue stress onthe surfaces from which the device suspends. The tips 18 of prongs l6and 17 should be suitably rounded and deburred bearing in mind that itmight otherwise cause damage to delicate fabrics. Having thus describedthe three basic compnents from which the completed structure isfabricated the welding together of these components can readily andeasily be accomplished in a low cost jig which holds the component partsin place while the welding is done. The holding jig for welding caneasily be designed so that the parts are placed into position withoutthe need of securing said components in the jig. Also the componentswould be placed in the welding jig so that they would be in an upsidedown position in relation to the position as viewed in FIG. 1. Thisupside down position makes it possible to complete a plurality of welds19 which fasten the U-shaped crossbars 3 to long lever arms 2 and saidwelds become somewhat obscured from view when the device is placed ineither of the two positions in which it is used. The weld points 20which connect long lever arms 2 to short lever arms I extend verticallyas viewed in FIG. 1 the full depth of arm 2 on each side of the arm. Afinal consideration in conjunction with the welding jig which hold thecomponents is to place the elongated U-shaped crossbars 3 so that thesides 16 and 17 are extending angularly from the long lever arms 2 asprongs. This angular position is of importance when the device issuspended from a closet clothes pole 10 as shown in FIG. 2 so thatarticles of clothing placed on prongs 16 and 17 can easily be retainedthereon.

After the welding is completed steps would be taken to provide asuitable finish in the form of plating or painting. The final operationwould be to attach a protective lining 21 on the inside faces of fulcrumloop 7. These linings would be necessary to prevent damage to the draweron which the device is mounted. The material used could be rubber,plastic, or heavy felt which would be bonded to the inside faces offulcrum loop 7 with an adhesive.

Having thus described my invention in detail I claim:

1. A lever type hanger whose short lever arms include integral U shapedfulcrums with protective linings on the inside faces of said U shapedfulcrums and extending from said fulcrums paralell to one another, alsobeing on the same plane as the short lever arms, are long lever armsconnected transversely to the closed portion of elongated U shapedcrossbars positioned with the sides of the U extending angularly fromthe long lever arms 2 as prongs.

2. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the end of the short leverarm is formed into a bar hanger loop. '1 k i k

1. A lever type hanger whose short lever arms include integral U shapedfulcrums with protective linings on the inside faces of said U shapedfulcrums and extending from said fulcrums paralell to one another, alsobeing on the same plane as the short lever arms, are long lever armsconnected transversely to the closed portion of elongated U shapedcrossbars positioned with the sides of the U extending angularly fromthe long lever arms 2 as prongs.
 2. The device as recited in claim 1wherein the end of the short lever arm is formed into a bar hanger loop.